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Report: Nassau coliseum surcharge revenues dipped from 2010 to 2012
Nassau County saw a 26 percent drop in Nassau Coliseum-related entertainment surcharge and sales tax revenues from 2010 to 2012, according to an analysis by the Office of Legislative Budget Review released this week.
The analysis shows that the Coliseum’s entertainment surcharge revenue, which amounts to $1.50 per ticket, fell from $1.3 million in 2010 to $946,111 in 2012. The surcharge dollars...
